SCOTLAND.
American sympathy is not confined to Ireland. The first of a series of shipments has arrived at Glasgow, in the Mores: the vessel brought from the good citizens of Boston a charitable cargo of grain, for the use of the destitute Highlanders and Islanders of Scotland, valued at 30,000 dollars.
Lord John Russell has sent 251., through Mr. Trail, M.P., to the Reve- rend Mr. Davidson, Latheron, for the relief of destitution. The money is part of a limited fund at his Lordship's disposal for local purposes, and is intended especially as a mark that the orderly conduct of the parishioners during the late disturbances in other parts of Caithness has been observed. --Boss Advertiser.
A fine bed of large and excellent oysters has been discovered in Loch- goil. The Greenock Advertiser remarks, that other deposits of the kind would probably be found if search were made in the Scotch lochs and es- tuaries.
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